Nephrology Department specializes in kidney diseases, hypertension, and fluid and electrolyte imbalances.

Outpatient Services

Here, the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases are provided. Additionally, preventive medicine is applied to individuals at risk of developing kidney disease, such as those with diabetes or hypertension. Patients diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure are evaluated for kidney transplantation, and supportive therapies and monitoring services are offered to end-stage kidney disease patients.

Intensive Care and Inpatient Service

Supportive treatments are provided to necessary patients, especially those who develop acute kidney failure in intensive care. Treatments such as hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration, and continuous venovenous hemofiltration are applied in this department. In necessary cases, treatments like hemoperfusion and plasmapheresis are also used. Peritoneal dialysis service is also offered in this department.

Dialysis Treatment

It is a treatment method that can be applied in emergency or chronic situations. Acute dialysis may involve hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or slow, continuous methods. In chronic dialysis treatment, depending on the patient's remaining kidney functions and protein intake through diet, hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis is performed for 2-3 times a week, lasting 4-6 hours each session.

Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)

This method is a simple treatment where the patient's peritoneal cavity is filled with dialysate, and after a few hours of equilibrium, it is replaced with a fresh one. Usually performed four times a day, this procedure can be carried out by the patients outside the hospital and its success is dependent on the level of education.